I've never really checked mileage. Worse than a 240D, better than an S600. It requires premium. Check head gasket, and any mixing of oil in the coolant, and valve guides. Pull a few plugs and check the colour. Check the sills and jacking points, as at the age they are at, I've seen several with rust or worse. Check that the idle is right, and smooth. Lots of rubber bits in an old CIS system that can dry and allow air in. Not always a big deal or expensive to fix, but a bit of a pain at times to trace.
Not a very complicated car, but check the same things as you would with other mercedes, that all the switches work, windows and roof open and close smooth and not too slow. Check all the locks, on the truck and gas filler flap door too. Give all the hosed under the hood a wiggle and pinch too, if original, they're all old and will fail at the worst time. (don't ask, lol). Easy to change, and cheap too I found, through Rusty. Good luck, if you find a nice one, they're really great cars. Ed 300E with about 360,000 kms. 2009/8/22 OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> > How many miles per gallon can one expect to get, highway and/or mixed, in > one of these cars? > > Do you have to burn premium fuel, or will it adjust the timing for regular > or medium? > > What to look for other than the wiring harness, ACC, rear suspension links > ??? > > Does the 103 engine have the same serpentine belt tensioner that the > 602/603 > uses? > -- > OK Don > Pair of W124 300D 2.5 Turbos > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090822/af6f2c43/attachment.html > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090822/b67e455d/attachment.html> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
